Unexpected Underworld

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Hyacinthus P.O.V. My head hurts what is this intense pain? Am I dead? Yes, right I am a lover of a god, of course Apollo will get me out of this misery, right? I am afraid he might forget me; he is a god after all he has everything he want, he got power, fame, face, and immortality, who am I kidding, he is already perfect without me, but a little hope won't hurt, right? I wake up in an unknown place near a river and a boat, there is someone in it. Is this afterlife? Apollo said to me that he loves me forever and won't just let me die he promised, I should not get into it since someone might get me out of here and make me rose from the dead, Apollo is the god of literature, music, healing and he is the reason why the Sun is moving. The man on the boat move and reach his hand on me, I was shock of course, because he is only bones with a cloak, I shouldn't be afraid since I am a lover of a god but something is off in this place. I suddenly realize this is no normal place for people to be in, I am in the underworld, my life suddenly flash on my head, yes, right, I forgot Apollo and I play discus and he accidentally strikes it in my head, but he will bring me back, right?, My life is a bliss, yes, I live in a happy life, being a prince, experiencing adventure, kissing a god, my life isn't so bad after all, but I wished I had say goodbye to my mother, father and my siblings, also Apollo, I admit I still love him even though he accidentally killed me, look like I should get in the boat after all, but I don't have a coin. The boat skeleton man or should I say Charon, he is both cursed and bless, to be immortal was a blessing but he can only stay on the boat. Charon should be the only one who can lend me a ride through Hades. Charon talked to me and said "You must be Hyacinthus, offer me a coin for I will offer you my service" I was shock that he knew me even though I was a prince, I was not so famous, he must know that I will die soon. I was frightened, because I don't have a coin to offer him. Suddenly in the middle of my desperation, a coin appeared under my tongue. I was both grateful and disappointed, I thought Apollo will save me and come in here. I give the coin to Charon and sail through the river which must be the river Styx, a river full of hatred. Underworld isn't what I read in books, its ceiling was like the starry night so bright but have an unexpected pain my eyes, I feel sore, the boat is floating across the river and still, Charon is rowing like he can't see the river, the castle or should I say mansion of Hades is very big it can fit a whole coliseum inside it, but the screams and yelling under us is making me shiver like it's winter and I am naked in the middle of the lake, even though it is kind of hot in here. I don't know if I will be happy here, I hoped for a happy ending, look like I should haven't expected that. "Walk through the path where you feel right, your destiny is hard to sight, darkness is like a night, it will be end with a light" Charon said, That was quite a poetry even Charon can do poetry, what a talented undead. "So where should I go to the left or right?" I said, he didn't answer me, I step down to the boat to the castle of hades and think, where should I go to the left or right?, I think and think, analyze and analyze, if I go through the wrong path Cerberus, the hellhound of underworld might chew and swallow me I don't want to be double dead in a place like this, I remember what Charon said Walk through the path where you feel right, I think he mean is to go right? O god of fortune grant me your grace and give me luck, wish me luck hmm... I walk through the right, it was dark and quite steep it was not what I truly expected, here am I again expect things that never happen. I am athletic though so this is an easy path for me to walk, here I am again with my hope and expectation for an easy and grateful way to live. I may be a mortal, but I am not naïve I might hope for others, but I won't beg and kneel for it, I swear if I ever see Earth again, I will conquer lands and dominate men. It was dark and depressing. I got into a humongous room and by humongous I really meant it, but like always it is dark in here. Unexpectedly the torch on the look-a-like coliseum there is almost a hundred of them in here, I saw Hades and his wife Persephone whom he kidnaps. Hades is in his dark as the night outfit but his eyes shines like a polish copper and his hair was like a hellfire in the middle of the night with orange tint while Persephone is in her withered grains colored like dress with her straight as my clothes linen and as gorgeous as her brown hair. (A/N: If you like Greek mythology then you must have known what I meant by it) "Well look who is the one I will judge to where he will go, Prince of Sparta, lover of Apollo, admired by the West wind Zephyrus, the North wind Boreas and Thamyris the Thracian singer. Aren't you blessed too much beauty that even gods admired" said by Hades himself, I must not be too full of myself like what he said, but it's a little embarrassing, I am still a human after all. "Thank you Hades the king of underworld, Persephone's kidnapper, hated by his brother, kraken's reviver, and demigod killer." I said with sarcastically and a bitter taste in my mouth. I showed no fear since I am dead no love to have nor care to get. "Aren't you afraid of me, Hades himself?" Hades said with no anger attach. "Why would I be afraid of you if you will drag me to the depths of hell, then you should have done that earlier, it's like selling a cow to a minotaur." I said with blatantly speaking voice and doubt I might be dragged under. "You are quite a good in poetry as expected from the lover of Apollo, he might be an i***t, self centered, and too confidence on himself god he is not a naïve god." Hades said with proud. "And what do you mean by that god Hades?" I at least at the very bottom of my heart and the very last beat of my pulse give me a chance. "I will give you a chance to live again on earth and give you gifts of your choice in one condition" Hades said laughing in evil and malicious tone. " and what condition it might be? Even if it is if it is on your side that benefitting much then I can say no!" I said with hesitant and doubt I really hope Hades will give me a good chance to live again even though I am very impolite to him. "You will serve me for 1,000,000 years after you die, it's boring in here I am sure you can make it fun in here." Hades said with his awful tone like tempting me to commit a very dear sin on god's sake. 1,000,000 years might be unfair to my 24 years of living in Sparta. "Sure, I accept your offer" I hesitantly said that, I might be desperate after all. "Now tell me your 3 gifts you want to have" Hades said with his usual tone and in no fear, like he is very powerful and that it was normal for him. I think and analyze things just like Apollo teach me when he is showing the art of prophecy and oracle. "I wish for a beauty that no men and women nor gods can't resist" I said with the fear of incrimination. "By the part gods can't resist I can't do that but I can help you with your form and face to be like a god of beauty" Hades said with worry. "I don't to be like Aphrodite, I still want to be a male" I said with weirdness flowing in my head to my hair follicle. "Then what is your last gift you want to receive?" Hades said with joy in his face. Did he say last then my first wish is beauty then being male?! That was useless urgh~ whatever I can do it what can I do to be perfect?! Hmmmm~ I think and think after a minute I said my last wish...
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